FOR AROUND A decade and a half, Liam Cormier has been one of metal’s most reliable party-starters. The Cancer Bats frontman exudes righteous energy, boundless enthusiasm and an infectious lust for life. Whether it’s onstage barking out raucous hardcore anthems or excitedly fidgeting around on his sofa talking to us via Zoom about his love of nature, Beastie Boys or his karaoke skills, Liam is a muchneeded dose of positivity in a scene that often takes itself way too seriously. Here’s what he’s learnt from it all so far.
AC/DC WERE MY FIRST LOVE
“I remember buying an AC/DC live double cassette as one of my first ever albums. It was the sickest – it had this fold-out of the band playing onstage in front of, like, a million people. When I was really, really young, I thought they were the sickest band. My dad was into Rolling Stones and Allmanwhich, looking back, was kinda intense!”
